China couple who found spy camera pointing at Malaysia honeymoon bed accused of ‘smearing’ Airbnb host online (www.scmp.com)
Kremlin says Prigozhin plane may have been downed on purpose (www.reuters.com)
US religious right at center of anti-LGBTQ+ message pushed around the world (www.theguardian.com)
Hydrogen vehicles in Denmark left without fuel as all commercial refuelling stations shuttered (www.hydrogeninsight.com)
India becomes the fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon (apnews.com)
Doctors stage biggest walkout in NHS history. Senior hospital doctors, known as consultants, in England will also begin a 48-hour strike on July 20, with radiographers following suit from July 25 (www.easterneye.biz)
Are social media giants censoring pro-Palestine voices amid Israel’s war? (www.aljazeera.com)
The Great Wall of China Has Suffered 'Irreversible' Damage After Two Workers Excavated a Shortcut Through the Cultural Relic (news.artnet.com)
Saudi Crown Prince on Iran acquiring nuclear weapons: ‘If they get one, we have to get one’ (thehill.com)
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Child casualties in Gaza “a growing stain on our collective conscience” (www.unicef.org)
Fifa suspends Luis Rubiales from all football-related activity over Hermoso kiss (www.theguardian.com)
Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote (apnews.com)
White House Requests “Unprecedented” Loophole That Would Obscure Arms Sales to Israel (inthesetimes.com)
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World’s population has passed 8 billion, says US Census Bureau (www.independent.co.uk)
The human species has topped 8 billion, with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, but world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down, the US Census Bureau said Thursday....
Israel’s military claims it has cut Gaza in half, surrounded Gaza City (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel’s military has claimed it has encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal strip into two, as Gaza came under its third total communications outage since the start of the war....
US asks Israel for ‘explanation’ of strike on Gaza refugee camp (news.yahoo.com)
Israel’s strike on the Jabalia refugee camp has led to more intense pushback from the Biden administration.
At least 24 journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza (www.npr.org)
July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month on record (www.theguardian.com)
Sweden charges Greta Thunberg for blockading oil port (www.bbc.com)
The climate activist blocked a port handling fossil fuels with a group of young activists in June.
Amazon deforestation falls more than 20% to its lowest levels in 5 years (edition.cnn.com)
Thousands gather across France to denounce police brutality and racism (uk.news.yahoo.com)
Poland begins retraining coal miners to work in wind farms (notesfrompoland.com)
Polish coal miners have begun training in operating and servicing wind turbines as part of a programme to support workers leaving the mining sector.
Yevgeny Prigozhin on passenger list of plane in fatal crash, says Russia (www.theguardian.com)
As price of olive oil soars, chainsaw-wielding thieves target Mediterranean’s century-old trees (apnews.com)
SPATA, Greece (AP) — In an olive grove on the outskirts of Athens, grower Konstantinos Markou pushes aside the shoots of new growth to reveal the stump of a tree — a roughly 150-year-old specimen, he said, that was among 15 cut down on his neighbor’s land by thieves eager to turn it into money.
